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Three in a row today from Sweet Shoppe Designs
Title Earthborn
Designer Paula Duncan and Zoe Pearn
Released 24 March 2007
Price $5.59 on release then increasing to $6.99
Link Here
Cost Per Item Approximately 11c increasing to 13c (best guess)
Site Blurb- "These rich warm colours are calming and inviting!! Great for any outdoor photos!! The kit includes 14 papers, 4 labels, 4 tags, 10 various ribbons and trims, stitches, stickers, buttons, ribbon flowers, frames, fabric stars and a full alpha and number set"
I have picked this kit to review for two reasons. One is as a standalone kit, which I will expand below. The second is as a "go-to" kit. You know the problem. You are working on a LO, but the kit that you have chosen doesn't have the brown or green paper that you need, or doesn't have the exact element that you would place in the LO. If you have this kit on your hard-drive, problem solved. It looks like a kit you could dip in and out of and not get bored.
Papers - The close up on the papers show lovely textures and some great blending. I fancy the plaid, but the funky stretched stars paper would get a lot of use on my LOs. The paisley self-coloured paper is very intricate, and I like the blending and coloring work on the stylised butterfly paper and the brown and green large stylised floral paper.
Elements - The stretched fabric stars have some great stitching on them. The texture on them is beautiful, as is the texture on the tag strings. I like to have a bit of fun with tags by masking my pictures onto them, or using them as photo frames. The selection of flowers, frames and journalling boxes is good, one of the reasons I said that this would be a good go-to kit. The ribbons are elevated from being plain old ribbons by the use of the stitching, although the close up really shows the lovely texture. This is definitely a kit that has benefited by having a large close-up of it in the shop.
Alpha - I hardly ever comment on alphas as it is a very rare occasion when I will use them, I normally make my own. However, I like the simplicity of the font choice in this one. The close up shows a sort of "crumpled" effect on the alpha.
One Sentence A versatile kit for use in LOs or as a go-to kit on your hard drive.
